ramblings on local events, restaurant reviews, and all things food around Orange County, CA.

Monday, November 15, 2010

If you're already going to be at Starbucks or McDonald's...

...and you've got the Facebook application on your device, check-in on Places to make a donation.

Facebook has teamed up with both giants to make our community and environment a little better. For every check-in at Starbucks, they'll donate $1 to help protect forest land. A brand that continues to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing waste, recycling, and building greener stores, this provides an opportunity for the fans to be a part of a conservation effort.

Busy parents, college students and fast food diners can also make a difference the next time they grab a meal from the familiar golden arches. A dollar (with a maximum of $50,000) will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities for each check-in made on Facebook. I only found out about it this morning, but it started earlier this month.

Just another way to give back by doing something you would normally do anyway - go out to eat.

About Me

I'm a Bay Area transplant who loves her MINI, husband, and retail therapy...maybe in that order.
Find me on Yelp! (if you can), or see some of my archives at:
http://www.myspace.com/wardrobe_girl (if they still exist). I also contribute to a local publication known as OC Weekly. Here are my archives: http://blogs.ocweekly.com/author.php?author_id=2547